SOLUTION: For the following probability distribution: x P(x) 1 0.3 2 0.5 3 0.2 the mean, μ = _______ , and the standard deviation, σ = ___________ .

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Question 478372: For the following probability distribution:
x P(x)
1 0.3
2 0.5
3 0.2
the mean, μ = _______ , and the standard deviation, σ = ____________ .

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the following probability distribution:
x P(x)
1 0.3
2 0.5
3 0.2
the mean, μ = _______ , and the standard deviation, σ = ____________ .
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I used my TI-84 calculator to get:
mean = 2
std = 0.8165
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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